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Flowers For Algernon
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Miss Kinnian believes Charlie is the best candidate for this operation because | He is motivated to learn. |
| What is the first sign of Charlie's intelligence changing after the surgery? | His writing ability and beating Algernon. |
| The FIRST inkblot tests that the doctors ask Charlie to complete prove to be | Useless. |
| The entries that deal with grammar demonstrate how far Charlie has come in gaining intelligence. Which fact best proves how far Charlie has progressed. | Charlie is able to figure out that he is using commas correctly. |
| Charlie is referred for the operation by | Miss Kinnian |
| The reader learns the most about Charlie Gordon through | Charlie's thoughts and feelings. |
| What can the reader infer from the details about Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur? | The two doctors are somewhat competitive. |
| Which sentence best states the doctor's reason for having Charlie compete with Algernon? | It is a way of comparing their levels of intelligence. |
| The operation that Charlie is selected for is to | Triple his intelligence. |
| Based on the content of the story, what is the author's opinion of mentally disabled individuals? | Daniel Keyes is passionate about people with mental disabilities. |
| What is the point of view of Flowers for Algernon? | First person, Charlie's point of view. |
| What is Charlie's intelligence compared to? | A white mouse. |
| At the beginning of the story, what is revealed to the reader about Charlie's relationships with people at work? | His friends have been making fun of him. |
| The success of the operation is MOST evident in | Charlie's rapid improvement in spelling and grammar. |
| How does Charlie's personality change after the surgery? | He notices that people around him are not as smart as he thought. |
| What is the definition of subconscious? | The part of the a person's mind that stores thoughts, feelings and experiences of which the person is not aware. |
| What is the definition of conscious? | The part of the mind that stores thoughts, feelings and experiences of which the mind is aware. |
| What is the definition of laboratory? | a room, building, or workshop for doing scientific experiments and tests. |
| What is the definition of technique? | a method used to perform an operation or achieve a goal. |
| What is the definition of plateau? | a period of time or a stage where relatively little happens |
| Spell shud correctly. | should |
| Spell rite correctly. | write |
| Spell faled correctly. | failed |
| Spell skared correctly. | scared |
| Spell pockit correctly. | |
| Spell happind correctly. | happened |
| Spell acheve correctly. | achieve |
| Spell intelek correctly. | intellect |
| Spell operashun correctly. | operation |
| Spell nothing correctly. | nothing |